James Young
Known For: Crew
Biography
James Young is a second unit director, fight coordinator, and stunt coordinator. Young started out on YouTube, doing stunt and fight scenes with only $1000 of a budget. He was lucky enough to work on Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) as the stunt double for Sebastian Stan. Subsequently, he has worked on multiple of Marvel Studios' biggest productions, including Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also helped in the hiring of Tom Holland as the MCU's Spider-Man in his screen test. Post-Endgame, Young has been working alongside directors Joe and Anthony Russo ever since, having worked as a stunt coordinator on Netflix’s The Gray Man (2022) alongside Alex Benevent and The Electric State (2025). He returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as a second unit director on Captain America: Brave New World (2025) and Avengers: Doomsday (2026).
Filmography
2026
- Avengers: Doomsday ... (Second Unit Director)
2025
- Captain America: Brave New World ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Electric State ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2024
- Jackpot! ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2022
- The Gray Man ... (Second Unit Director)
2021
- Black Widow ... (Fight Choreographer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled as Self
2019
- Avengers: Endgame ... (Fight Choreographer)
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War ... (Fight Choreographer)
2017
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ... (Fight Choreographer)
- The Veil ... (Stunts)
2016
- Captain America: Civil War ... (Fight Choreographer)
2015
- Avengers: Age of Ultron ... (Stunts)
- Awaken ... (Second Unit Director)
2014
- Guardians of the Galaxy ... (Fight Choreographer)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier ... (Stunt Double)
- Lingaa ... (Fight Choreographer)
2013
- Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter ... (Fight Choreographer)
- Raze ... (Fight Choreographer)
- It's Dark Here ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2011
- Limitless ... (Stunts)
- Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight as Naruto Clone #2